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Home » Archives for February 2014

Archives for February 2014

Study finds that patience leads to better birth outcomes

Feb 24, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Lisa Lederer

Patience is a virtue and it also leads to better birth outcomes. Modern obstetrics needs to be cognizant of its interference in a normal labor.  I have found in my own practice, the Midwives of New Jersey, that less is more.  The more that we try to control the normal process of pregnancy, birth and …

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The Best Birth for Mom and Baby

Feb 23, 2014 (Updated: Aug 14, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

For real people making real choices, let’s open up the discussion with compassion instead of trying to choke it to death. Transparency and collaboration can make birth safer in all of these settings, but it can’t happen in a hostile environment.  If we can let go of our own biases of where women “should” give birth, maybe …

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Study Suggests Misplaced Fears in Longer Childbirths

Feb 11, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Lisa Lederer

A finding that epidurals are associated with a longer duration in the second stage of labor indicates that doctors might need to wait more time before intervening with drugs, forceps or cesareans. The wisdom of midwifery is constantly being proven by modern science. I am so happy that these “pearls” are now a scientific facts …

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